Davenport bed



April 14, 1931. J. D, BE-LL 1,800,497

DDDDDDDDDD ED J. D. BELL DAVENPORT BED April 14, 1931 Fil ed May 22,1928 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 V gnvemto'v JOSEPH D -BELL Ap 14, 1931- I J. D.BELL 1,800,497

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Patented Apr.1 4,1931 I I I 1 8 0 497 V A JO$EPH D. BELL, or sariFRANCISCO, oanrronnra nitrrsfsr DAVENPORT BED Application filed May as,1922 Serial No. 279,676. v

This invention relates to a davenport bed the back of the davenportframe, thereby givof the type in which the folding bed frame ing themost space for bed clothes when the is divided into three sections, twoof which bed is folded up.

extend substantially vertically and forward Another object'of thepresent invention is ,5: from the back and the other of which is at theto cause the inner bed frame to move to H bottom of the first twosections and pre ward the middle bed frame to reduce the vents theclothing from falling out of the space taken up by the inner bedfram'e'and folded bed frame. at the same time to cause the outer bedframe One object of the present invention'i's to to move back on themiddle bed frame thereby .43- produceadavenportbed which willbe of suchcompressing the bed clothing as the bed 0) a type as to reduce thelength of the folding frame is folded into the davenport frame. bedframes, and to bring them as compactly Anotherobject of the presentinvention is and close together as possible'when folded to provide themiddle bed frame with rolland placed within the structure of thedaveners which can be used to support the bed i frame independently ofthe davenport frame,

Another object of the invention is to proif desired, and which rollersin the user of the duce abed frame of such a nature as to perbedfr'ame'in the davenport frame will be mit the end members of the bedframe'to' fold positioned on the floor and thereby 'reduce into therecessed portion of the angle iron the weight of material carried by thedaventhickness of the frame when folded into, the the danger of injuryto carpets, etc, when frame ofthe davenport; a i A I the davenport frameis moved by reason of the Another object of the invention is to profactthat a part of the weight is carried by vide thebed frame with aconvenient lever therollers on the bed frame, and a part on forming thefolding frame to reduce the port frame itself, and atthe same timereduce to start the folding'of the frame, thereby the davenport framethereby reducing the 7 making the. folding of the bed into the davenunitpressure of the rollers on the carpet in port frame an easier matter. 7the different places. i r

Another object ofthe present invention is Another object of theinvention isto proto provide means whereby the thickness of duce aspecial type of hinge for the daven- .30 the seat may be lncreasedspecial frames beport back, which hinge will permit the back ingprovided to let down the springs in the to be lifted out of the wayofthe bed user seat so as to increasetheir depth and therewhile atthesame time making it certainthat by improve the quality of theseat. theback will not fall down when lifted;

Another object of the'invention is to pro- Another object of theinvention is to so ar- I 35 duce an overturning seat for davenport bedsrange the lever and associated parts for which will be so arranged thatthe yoke carstarting the closing of the bed frame as to ried therebywill support the folding bed cause the outer bed frame to slide inwardlyon frame, both in'the folded'position, and inthe the middle frame, andthereby compressthe I extended position,'the yoke carried by the seatbedding as well asreduce thespace occupied to being used first to liftthe bed frame out of by the extended frames.

the davenport, and thereafter when over- Other objects of the inventionwill be apturned to support the bed frame at the proper parent as thedescription proceeds. elavation. An embodiment of the invention'is shownAnother. object of the invention is to proin the accompanying drawingsinwhich the vide a pair vof crossed links for the support of samereference numeralis applied to the same the bed frame in the davenportframe which portion throughout the several figures of the will hold:thebed frame in a fixed position drawings and of which there may bemodifiwith respect to the davenport frame, and cations. j r which linkswill at the same time cause the Figure 1 a perspective View of the bedinner bed frame to be placed close against davenport with the bed frameextended and 1 the back turned up, a portion of the spring mattressframe being shown, 7

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view of the davenport frame showing thebed frame folded up therein, with the supporting wheels for the foldingbed frame shown on the floor line, I

V Figure 3 is a view of the bed frame folded up as it is used for a rollabout bed, straps being indicated to hold the two end sections up whennot in use, and

Figure 4 is a perspective view of one of the angle iron ends where theframe supporting yoke is pivotally connected therewith.

The davenport frame consists of the front bar 1 which is properlysecured to two end bars 2' and. 3- at its ends and which bars areconnected at their rear ends to the two posts 4 and 5., end arm sections'6 and 7 completi-ng the outer appearance of the davenport.

A back section 8 is fixed to the back posts 4 and 5, and forms the backenclosure to the davenport.

On each of the posts4 5 there is a bracket 9, which bracket has twolinks 10 and 11 pivotally connected thereto in such a manner asto permitthe link 11 to stand vertically when the back 12 is raised to theposition shown in Figure 1 ready for the use of the 39 frame as a bed.These two links 10 and 11,

are in turn'connected to a bar. 13 which is ri idly secured to the back12, one set of said bars, and one set of said links being used at eachend of the back 12.

35 In order to hold the bed clothing and mat tress up at the center ofthe bed there are two straps 14 and 15 which are connected to the frontrail 1. and to the bottom of the back 8 extending horizontally of thedavenport frame and closely adjacent the floor. 1

The bed frame in: this case consists of the inner section A, the middlesection B, and the outer section C. The inner section A has the I twolongitudinally extending angle members 17 and 18, and the transversemember 19' con --n ecting them. The middle section consists ofth'e tweside members-2O and 21, also angle 'members. The outer sectionconsistsof the KO two longitudinally extending members 22, 23 and thetransversesection 24 connectingthe two members 22, 23 their outer ends.

The seat for the bed davenport is of the so called over-turning type,and is indicated at 25. It has legs-26, 27 whichsupport it at its outeredge when over turned as shown in Figure 1, while it has theextensionhi'nges 28, 29 which connect it to the front bar 1 of theclavenport frame, and permit it to assume the position shown in Figure2. v e The seat frame 25 is rectangular in shape and hollow to permitthe placing therein of the necessary seat springs, and it is open at thebottom as indicated. at 30, and has a plurality of strap yokes 31 forthe support of certain 7 oft'he seat springs as indicated at 32, therebeing such a number of the yokes 31 as is necessary to support thecenter springs of the seat, said yokes being covered over with a canvasor other cloth covering 32' to prevent the accumulation of dirt and dustinside the seat. 7

The center of the bed is supported in the extended'position by means ofa yoke 33, said yoke being pivotally connected to the seat along thefront edge of the opening 30, (note Figure 1) or as it appears in Figure2, along the back edge of said opening, with the end of the yokepivotally mounted in a bracket 34 under each side of the bed frame atthe front end of th members 20, 21 respectively.

The outer bed section C is supported at its outer end by means ofa.conventional bed end 36, which bed end is connected to the bed frame Cby means of the links 37, 38, 39 and 40, said bed ends being just narrowenough to pass between the outer flanges of the member C, and shortenough to pass inside the outer flange of the member 24 as shown inFigure 2, whereby the compactness of the folded bed is very muchincreased, the ends of the links 37 to 40 inclusive passing into notchesin the side members as indicatedat 42, 43 of Fig ure 2.

The inner bed section A is supported by four crossed over links 44, 45,46 and 47 from the bottom members 2 and 3 of the davenport frame. Theupper ends of these supporting links are pivotally connected to twoplates 48,

49 in such a manner thatwhen theibed section is horizontally placedasshown 1n Fi re 1 the links are crossed over each other slightly I atthe upper end, and are parallel with each otherwhen the bed-is folded tothe position shown in Figure 2, for anobject presently to be explained.The plates 48 and 49 are fixedly attached to the outside of the anglemembers 17 and 18 respectively.

Now it will be seen that the side members 17 and 18 of the bed sectionA, are slid-ably connected to twoside plates 50, 51 which in turn arepivotally connected to the rear ends of the two bars forming the centersection B. Each of the plates 50, 51 is slotted as indicated at 52and'53'to receive pins 54,55- which are secured to the edge of themembers 17 and 18. r i p The bed frame members 22, 23 each have twopivots as indicated at 56, '56, which pivots are connected respectivelyto links 57 and links 58,the other ends of said links being 'pivotallyconnected: to the lifting lever 59 which is pivotall y'mounted ontheframe member 20 at 60.

At the other end ofthe frame member 20 there is a lever 61 which ispi'votally mounted onthe frame member 20' at 62 and said lever ispivotally connected to a link 63 which link is also pivotally'connectedto the. pins 54 and to: a link 64 pivotally" connected to the pin 65,which connects the side member 51 with the side member 20. A link 66pivotally connects the short end of the lever 61 with a mid portion ofthe lever 59, and a link 67 connects the end of the lever 61 with ashort L shaped leg 68 pivotally mounted on the member 22. I

Theobj ect of the construction of the levers Y just mentioned is tocausethe inner bed sec tion to slide down about four or five inches whileduring the folding process theouter bed section is slidable toward-theinner bed section about four or five inches thereby 'compressing themattress and bed clothing within the bed frame, and reducing the size ofthe davenport frame required to carry the bed frame. During theextending of the bed, the inner section is moved by the linkslongitudinally of itself, and the outer section is extended or movedoutwardly longitudinally of the center section, whereby the three sections are extended to alignment.

An examination of Figure 2 will show that the center bed sectlon B whenfolded up is in a position so that the wheels 70, 71 used at each end ofthe bed frame just barelytouch the floor, and this same bed frame may,if desired, be used as a roll-about bed without any change other thanthe addition of the bed end shown at 72. The bed end 72 is substantiallyidentical with the bed. end 36, and is pivotally connected to thesection A in the same manner, but inasmuch as it is not used in theframe it is unnecessary for it to assume the close position allowed bythe .2 notches in the edge of the members of t e frame C.

When this bed frame is folded as shown in Figure 3, straps 73, 74 areused to secure the two upper ends of the bed frame together with theblankets and mat-tress between them, and when unfolded the legs 68 willbe seen to turn down to the dotted line position shown in Figure 3 whichbrings the center of the bed to the same elevation as both ends.

. When the bed frame is in the extended position, a part of the framerises of the frame lowers, so that it is in a substantially balancedcondition, and it requires verv little effort to lift it up to place itin the folded position shown in Figure 2, and similarly it requlres verylittle effort to'unfold it when in the position shown in Figure 2, theperson using the bed simply pulling up on one of the legs 26 or 27,overturning the seat and at the same time causing the-bed -to anothercable 82 and to a which extends to the cross member 2d at the bed isfolded.

and a part the extended posiably connecting may be stered and mountedover the springs'within the seat frame. 4 p

In order-to hold the bedding in a better condition, there is a springcable connected toa plate 81 which is initurn'connected third cable 84:

outer end of the bed. This construction holding'up the bedding andmattress when the The usual spring fabric 85 being used to carry thebedding when the bed is extended as a bed; The cable 84 operates asaseptum andkeeps two persons from the center of the bed. 1

' Having'thus described my invention, what I desire to secure by LettersPatent of the United States is as follows, but modifications may bemade'in carrying out the inven tion as shown in above particularlydescribed form thereof, within the purview of the annexedclaims. J

the drawings and in the 1. A davenport bed comprising a fixed frame, aseat, means by which the -seat] is.

overturnably mounted on the fixed frame, a bed frameconsisting of threesections, means pivotally connecting the sections by which they may befolded or extended to'alignment,

one end section having means by which it 1s extensible and the other endsection having means by which it is slidablyconnected to the centersection,.means by which the bed is "partially supported from theoverturned seat when extended, and means .to cause the ex- I tensiblesection to be extended and the other end section'to'slide outwardly. onthe center section as the'bed frame isunfolded,

, 2. A folding bed frame comprising three sections consisting of acenter section and two: end sections, mjeans pivotally and slidablyconnecting thesections bywhich they may befo'lded or extended toalignment, and

meansincluding aiserles of links connected tosald means'tokc'ause thetwo end sections to moveawayfrom the CBDtBIfSQCtlOIi when the bed'frameis unfolded.

3. A folding b'ed" frame" comprising an outer-section, a center section,and inner section, means pivotally. and slidably connecting the sectionsby which they may be folded or extended to alignment and a linksconnecting the several sections adapted to cause one of the sections tomove;longi-' tudinally of itself'to reduce the. space occupied by thebed frame, and to cause'the other section to inove longitudinally of thecenter section to; bring it closer to theopposite end section to'reduce'the space filled by the bed clothing. Y 4. A folding bedframe'comprising three folding sections, means pivotally and slidfoldedorv extended to alignment a plurality'of links to cause one of thesections to move longitudinally of itself to .reduce the space occupiedthereby,- means to cause eeries of' the sections by which they.

the other end section to move longitudinally of the center section tocompress the bedding carried by the bed frame, a pair of legs connectedto end of the frame,, and a folding leg pivotally connected to thecenter section of the bed frame .for holding the center frame at thesame elevation as the ends of the bed frame.

5. A bed davenport comprising a davenport frame, an inner bed section, acenter bed section andan outer bed section all having means by whichthey are pivotally and slidably connected together, an overturning seatpivotally connected to the center. section and adapted to be turnedsubstantially 180 to lift the bed frame out of the davenport frame andto support it when extended, and means whereby the inner bed sectionwill be moved longitudinally of itself to reduce the spaceoccupiedthereby, and means to move the outer bed section toward theinner bed section to compress the bedding when the bed frame is folded.

6. A bed dav'enport comprising adavenport frame, a. folding bed framefoldable thereinto comprising an inner section, a cen ter section and anouter section, means pivotally and slidably connectingjsaid sections,links connecting the inner section pivotally to the davenport frametopermit it to stand in a substantially vertical position'or to eX- tendhorizontally, and other links pivotally connecting theinner bed sectionto the middle bed'section to cause the relativeinovement towardeachother of the middle section port frame, and a folding bed frame foldandthe inner section when the bed is folded, j

and the reverse movement when'the bed is unfolded.

7. A bed davenport comprising a daven port frame, and a folding bedframe fold able thereinto comprising an inner section, a middle sectionand an outerl section, means pivotally and-slidably connecting saidsections, links connecting said inner section to the davenport frame topermit it to stand in a substantially vertical position, or to en? tendhorizontally, and other links connecting the inner section tothe middlesection to cause the two sections to slide relatively toward each otherwhen the bed is folded and to cause a reverse movement thereof when thebed is extended.

8. bed davenport comprising a davenport frame and a folding bed frameslidable thereinto comprisingan inner section, a'middle section and anouter section, means pivotally'and slidably connecting said sections,

links connecting the inner section to the davenport frame, other linksconnecting the middle section to the outer section so as to allow apivotal movement of the outer section toward the middle section when thebed is folded, and a reverse movement when the bed is extended. 1

9. A bed davenport comprising a daven-

